How Smutty Romance Novels Can Heal You — According to Science, Readers, and Therapists

More Than Just “Guilty Pleasure” We joke about smutty books like they’re nothing more than guilty pleasure reads; candy for the brain, fluff for when we’re too tired for “real literature.” But what if I told you that those stories, the ones with electric chemistry, bold heroines, and scenes that make you blush, are actually healing people? More and more readers (and therapists) are speaking up about the mental and emotional benefits of romance novels, especially the steamy ones. And the...